Brazil Election 2026General election · Runoff · October 25
Abroad

Updated at 04:06 ·100.00% of polling stations counted · Source: TSE

Runoff results in Balneário Gaivota (SC)

Who won for president in Balneário Gaivota?

President in Balneário Gaivota (SC): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 65.24%, Lula (PT) 34.76%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2265.24%6,517 votes
LulaPT 1334.76%3,473 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

0 people watching

President in Balneário Gaivota

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Balneário Gaivota (65.24%), followed by Lula (PT) (34.76%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 12,989; turnout: 78.92%.

President in Balneário Gaivota
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 226,51765.24%
LulaPT 133,47334.76%

1st round in Balneário Gaivota

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Balneário Gaivota, with 63.51% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 28.95%.

President in Balneário Gaivota, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 226,11663.51%
LulaPT 132,78828.95%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 703413.54%
Renan SantosMissão 142162.24%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 551361.41%
ZemaNovo 30210.22%
SamaraUP 8060.06%
Clariana BarãoDC 2720.02%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 2920.02%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1610.01%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2110.01%

Governor in Balneário Gaivota (1st round)

Jorginho MelloPL 2271.83%6,484 votes
Gelson MerísioPSB 4017.33%1,564 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 8 candidates
Governor in Balneário Gaivota (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Jorginho MelloPL 226,48471.83%
Gelson MerísioPSB 401,56417.33%
João RodriguesPSD 558329.22%
Marcelo BrigadeiroMissão 14780.86%
Laís ChaudUP 80350.39%
Ralf ZimmerPRD 25210.23%
Bruno Pedreiro do PCOPCO 2990.10%
Professor Marcus SodréPSTU 1640.04%

Senate in Balneário Gaivota (1st round)

  • Carol de Toni PL 22131.46%
  • Carlos Bolsonaro PL 22225.08%
  • Esperidião Amin PP 11117.47%
  • Décio Lima PT 13310.70%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Balneário Gaivota (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Carol de ToniPL 2215,39131.46%
Carlos BolsonaroPL 2224,29825.08%
Esperidião AminPP 1112,99317.47%
Décio LimaPT 1331,83410.70%
Afrânio BoppréPSOL 5001,4688.57%
LunelliMDB 1558194.78%
Jeferson RochaPRD 2501771.03%
Túlio de Amorim PfuetzenreiterMissão 144920.54%
Ana Lúcia da Silveira MachadoUP 800300.18%
Marlene SoccasUP 808140.08%
Joaninha de OliveiraPSTU 160120.07%
Marcos DorvalPSTU 16190.05%
CarolPCO 29040annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 63.51% of valid votes in Balneário Gaivota, and Lula (PT) got 28.95%; the other candidates added up to 7.54%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 65.24% (+1.73 points) and Lula got 34.76% (+5.81 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 34.56 points to 30.48 points.

President in Balneário Gaivota: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2263.51%65.24%+1.73 points
LulaPT 1328.95%34.76%+5.81 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Balneário Gaivota, Lula (PT) had 34.93% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 58.12%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Balneário Gaivota with 64.67% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 65.24% in the 2026 runoff, against 64.67% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.6 point).

PT: Lula has 34.76% in the 2026 runoff, against 35.33% in the 2022 runoff (−0.6 point).

President in Balneário Gaivota: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro64.67%Flávio Bolsonaro65.24%+0.6 point
PTLula35.33%Lula34.76%−0.6 point

Analysis: Balneário Gaivota and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 3,044 votes more than Lula in Balneário Gaivota.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.08 points toward Lula in Balneário Gaivota, 1.37 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.14 points toward the PL, 2.92 points short of Brazil.

The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

Abstention was 21.08% in the runoff (23.62% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.55% (2.92% in the 1st round).

More analyses of the election — who decided, vote transfer, polarization — at https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/analise.

President in Balneário Gaivota and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorBalneário GaivotaBrazil
Lula's net votes−3,044+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−30.48+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+4.08+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−1.14+1.78
Abstention in the runoff21.08%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff2.55%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Balneário Gaivota?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 65.24% of valid votes in Balneário Gaivota (SC).

How did the vote for president in Balneário Gaivota change from the 1st round to the runoff?

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 63.51% of valid votes in Balneário Gaivota, and Lula (PT) got 28.95%; the other candidates added up to 7.54%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 65.24% (+1.73 points) and Lula got 34.76% (+5.81 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 34.56 points to 30.48 points.

Who won in Balneário Gaivota in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Balneário Gaivota, Lula (PT) had 34.93% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 58.12%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Balneário Gaivota with 64.67% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Balneário Gaivota change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.08 points toward Lula in Balneário Gaivota, 1.37 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.14 points toward the PL, 2.92 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.